Description:

Equality Now, an international human rights organization dedicated to ending

violence and discrimination against women globally, is seeking to recruit a

Program Officer, who will assist the Nairobi Office Director with program

work and specifically in the areas of managing a fund for grassroots

activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM), helping draft and publish

Awaken, a semi-annual newsletter that addresses FGM, and research and

campaign related to the legal defense of adolescent girls in Africa.

Responsibilities include:

• reviewing proposals to the FGM Fund and recommending courses of

action,

• conducting field monitoring visits,

• producing periodic reports to donors,

• conducting outreach and collaboration with women's organizations and

human rights organizations predominantly in French-Speaking Africa to

exchange information, including on abuses against women,

• generating Women's Action drafts, advocacy action plans for Women's

Action campaigns and participating in the implementation of these advocacy

action plans,

• Maintaining and updating program files.

   

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

1. Education: University degree preferably in law or international human
rights. 
2. Experience & Knowledge:

• At least five years experience in the area of FGM eradication and/or human

rights violations against women.

• Experience in working with the women's movement regionally or

internationally.

• Knowledge of international human rights instruments.

3. Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and French

• Ability to work effectively in a team and to travel extensively.

• Excellent analytical, conceptual and writing skills.

• Detail oriented.

• Computer skills.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary is 35,000 to 45,000 USD depending on relevant experience. Equality
Now offers health insurance for staff and dependent children.

To Apply:

Send a resume and a cover letter detailing skills and experience relevant to

the Scope of Work to:

The Search Committee
Equality Now Nairobi Office
P.o.Box 2018-00202
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: 254-20-2719868
Email: equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org

Applications must reach Equality Now by 31 July 2008. Equality Now will
unfortunately only be able to respond to short-listed candidates.

Website: http://www.equalitynow.org